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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-4337

Original release date:08/23/2012
Last revised:08/24/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Foxit Reader before 5.3 on Windows XP and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF document with a crafted attachment that triggers calculation of a negative number during processing of cross references.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: BID
Name: 55150
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 84808
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/security_bulletins.php
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/msvr/msvr12-013
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1027424
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 50359
Type: Advisory

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
spacerNav control imageAND
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.1.4.0104 and previous versions
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.1.3
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.1.0.1021
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.0.2
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:5.0
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.3.1.0218
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.3
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.2
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.0
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.1
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.1.1.0805
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:4.0.0.0619
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2.0.0303
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.2.1.0401
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.2.1013
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.1.2.1030
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.0
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.3
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows_7
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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